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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Tippett - Orchestral Works
Martino Tirimo (piano), Ernst Kovacic (violin), Gerard Causse (viola) & Alexander Baillie (cello) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, English String Orchestra & English Northern Philharmonia, Sir Michael Tippett & William Boughton Its (Nimbus's) commitment to preserving the composer's own readings of his music during his lifetime was noble, assiduous and beyond reproach … The achievement………….. A panoramic view of his output ……………… is such as to renew our sense of Tippett's greatness and his lasting historical presence, and the sheer glory of his music.’ (BBC Music Magazine) of 4 CD box set | 
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| |  | Tippett - String Quartets Volume 1
Michael Tippett, who was ‘invincibly drawn to the quartet medium’ when he heard performances by the Busch and Léner Quartets during his student years in London, wrote five string quartets spanning his entire compositional life. On this first disc of the complete Quartets, the tuneful String Quartet No. 1 is followed by the String Quartet No. 2, notable for its abundant lyricism and lithe, dancing rhythms. In sharp contrast to both these works stands the more dissonant String Quartet No. 4, an unbroken sequence of numbered movements, which reflect the String Quartet Op. 131 of Tippett’s compositional hero, Beethoven. The Tippett Quartet is one of Britain’s most exciting young string quartets, founded in 1998. They are committed to combining mainstream repertoire with contemporary works and have been described as “bold and innovative” by The Times. “The Tippett Quartet plays with a seasoned cohesion and rapport, but also with the tang of youthful spirit….The Tippett’s response embraced an arresting spectrum of colouring between extremes of astringency and refined delicacy. Huge enjoyable and provocative, the concert identified a quartet of such exciting ideas and vital interpretative insight that it promises to make a significant contribution to the realms of chamber music.” The Daily Telegraph |
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| |  | Edition Staatskapelle Dresden - Volume 25
Ute Selbig, Nora Gubisch, Jerry Hadley & Robert Holl Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis “Sir Colin Davis paces the sombre orchestral opening with great deliberation, and when the chorus enter the words "on its dark side" are weightily emphasised. The recording is well managed, with a real sense of occasion. But is can’t match the exceptional qualities of Sir Colin's earlier recording, made in 1975, with Jessye Norman and Janet Baker among the soloists.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tippett - The complete music for piano
Steven Osborne (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins “Osborne is superb at delineating the characters of the four sonatas and underlining how, in their very different ways, they relate to the piano tradition … under his fingers the Second Sonata emerges as a gritty and uncompromising masterpiece … his account of the Piano Concerto with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony is similarly charged” The Guardian “This double album is a monumental achievement. Tippett’s writing for piano is as demanding as it is cliché-resistant. No body of music for the instrument since Messiaen’s is as distinctive as his and it is wonderful to have the oeuvre together on disc. The concerto is realised with a precision and vigour, both soloistic and orchestral, that leave one marvelling anew at its inventiveness. The account of the brief, early, concerted Fantasia on a theme of Handel makes me revise my opinion of the work sharply upwards. In Osborne’s account of the four sonatas, each a big statement, radiance and virtuosity go hand in hand” Sunday Times “This splendid double album… assembles all Tippett's music for piano whether solo of with orchestra, in performances that impressively set new standards in these often challenging works.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 *****  CD Review
Critics Disc of the Year - December 2007 |
 BBC Music Magazine
Instrumental Choice - January 2008 |
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English Chamber Orchestra, Norman Del Mar | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Nicole Cabell - Soprano
Nicole Cabell (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davies Winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of The World Competition 2005 'Liquid Gold; the real thing' (The Timess) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tippett - Orchestral Music
London Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Colin Davis & Neville Marriner | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Children of our time
Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Jeremy Summerly ‘A delectable snap-shot of the Schola Cantorum of Oxford on outstanding form’ (International Record Review) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tippett - Vocal Music
Jessye Norman (soprano), Faye Robinson (soprano), Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Yvonne Minton (Thea), Jill Gomez (Flora), Josephine Barstow (Denise), Philip Langridge (tenor), Richard Cassilly (tenor), Robert Tear (tenor) & (Dov), Raimund Herincx (Faber), Thomas Carey (Mel), Thomas Hemsley (Mel), John Shirley-Quirk (bass), John Constable (piano) & Timothy Walker (guitar) Schola Cantorum of Oxford, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Royal Opera House, Nicholas Cleobury, Sir Colin Davis, David Atherton & Sir Georg Solti | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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